Edison valued at 15 billion dollars in legacy brain power
A New York Times backed estimate places Thomas Edison’s impact at 15.5 billion dollars in American industries based on his inventions and their stimulative effect. The article lists moving pictures telephones electric railways lighting and more, noting employment and sales figures tied to Edison’s innovations.
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America
New York Times
Thomas Alva Edison
Edison
Hiis
Hst
Central Station
Frank L. Dyer
Thomas ©. Martin
Naval Consulting Board
Edison Sa
Dyer
England
New York
Metlo Park
Pearl Street
Manhattan
New York Edison Company
United States
New Jersey
Bell System
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
IOS
Hertz
Thomson
Marcon
Elson
Electrical Board of Trade
City of
England to field largest submarine X-1 at Chat ham
England plans the world’s largest submarine, the X-1, to be completed at Chatham. The 3600 ton vessel will carry a 12 inch gun and is touted as the most powerful submarine in the world.
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England
Chatham
Stolen Cars Sewn Up and Buried in Swamp Case
A Flint man Stephen Crumbuah pleaded guilty to stealing cars, stripping them for parts, and burying some in a swamp near his home. He faces a five year term.
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Stephen Crumbuah
Flint
Mechanism for Proper Belt Tension in Engine System
Description explains locking beams and engine mounting to achieve correct belt tension. Floor beams of identical type are installed near each machine, allowing the engine to be slid into place and secured by slipping in the rod for quick attachment.
Portable Base Solves Farm Engine Problem
A portable adjustable base secures a gasoline engine without floor bolts. Two heavy wooden beams bolt to the engine and project as handles. Two matching floor beams fit between them, with a removable rod locking all four beams together to hold the engine down securely.
Amount of Damage by Plant Lice Emphasized
The plant louse, though small individually, acts as a major multiplier of damage on foliage. Early control is urged before curling leaves form. For cucumbers and melons nicotine dust or a nicotine sulphate solution in soapy water is effective. Thorough spraying of both leaf surfaces is essential to kill the insects.
Value of Woodlot in Farm Timber Management
The text stresses treating a woodlot as a valuable crop, noting market conditions and timber type affect worth. It advises counting salable trees or sampling sections for large woods, and suggests supervising logging to some extent to ensure beneficial returns.
Milk as Prime Chick Feed for Early Growth and Health
The Weekly Press Bulletin from the experiment station notes that milk or sour milk aids rapid growth in young chicks and helps prevent coccidiosis, a major chick disease. It emphasizes milk as essential during the first eight weeks while warning sanitation remains crucial to block soilborne germs.
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Ilo Experiment Station
Suit to quiet title in Putnam Court
In the Putnam Circuit Court September Term 1923 Emory Nichols sues Stephen Akers et al to quiet title to part of the east half of the northwest quarter section nine township fourteen north range three west Putnam County Indiana. The defendants unknown non residents may appear September 1 1923 or be defaulted.
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Putnam
Putnam Circuit Court
Emory Nichols
Stephen Akers
Molly Akers
Adam MccArty
Sarah McArty
Richard Sentelair
Richard Sinkler
Katherine Sinkler
Willoughby Leachman
Elisabeth Leachman
Ahijah Robinson
Mathew A. Brann
Benjamin Nicholson
Elisabeth Nicholson
William C Hopwood
Mary Hopwood
Hercules Ellis
Elisabeth Ellis
Morris Woods
Aceneth Woods
Andrew Harrison Bunten
Lucy A. Bunten
Robert Bunten
Henry Bunten
Sarah M. Bunten
James B. Bunten
Richard M. Bunten
Mary M. Bunten
Ann E. Bunten
Elisabeth F. Bunten
Alice Bunten
Oscar H. Bunten
Indiana
Putnam County
Township Fourteen
Greencastle
Notice of Sale of Frame Dwelling House Greencastle
The Greencastle Consolidated Schools announce a sale of a frame dwelling on Lot 7, Block 6, Central Survey Greencastle Indiana. The sale is set for August 27, 1923 at 9:00 a.m. cash bids only must meet the full appraised value. Purchaser to remove the building within 30 days. Tenant retains occupancy for at least one year after sale.
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Greencastle
Putnam County
Indiana
Greencastle Consolidated Schools
J. O. Cammack
E. R. Hamrick
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Eillen
South Kensington Museum
London
State of
Hays & Murphy
Wm. Sutherlin
Walter
Campbell
W. M. Sutherlin
Clyde Walls
Sherrill Bros
Cloverdale
H. A. Sherrill
Herald
J. F. Cannon & Co
Ord
Ead
Eresting
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